If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.
§ 718.8.Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal of Foreign-Country Judgment
Chapter 12: Judgment · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 718.8 lets an Oklahoma court stay proceedings over a foreign-country judgment when a party shows an appeal of that judgment is pending or will be taken, until the appeal ends, the appeal deadline passes, or the appellant fails to pursue it in reasonable time.
Full Text of § 718.8
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2009, SB 887, c. 283, §8, eff. 11/1/2009.
Plain-English Summary
Recognizing a foreign-country judgment doesn't have to happen while an appeal of that judgment is still up in the air. Section 718.8 lets the court stay proceedings on the judgment if a party shows an appeal is pending, or will be taken.
The stay doesn't have to last forever — it runs until the appeal is concluded, until the time to appeal runs out, or until the appellant has had a reasonable chance to pursue the appeal and hasn't done so.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Oklahoma proceedings on a foreign judgment be paused while it's on appeal abroad?
Yes, if a party establishes that an appeal from the foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay proceedings regarding that judgment.
How long can that stay last?
Until the appeal concludes, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and failed to do so.
Is a stay automatic just because an appeal is mentioned?
No, the party seeking the stay must establish that an appeal is pending or will be taken; the court then has discretion to grant the stay.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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